Rodboro Buildings, Bridge Street, Guildford, GU1 4RY Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00921 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed building consent for the proposed internal alterations and external works to existing licensed premises comprising: at ground floor, removal of the DJ booth, bass bins and speakers to increase covers with matching finishes and new freestanding furniture, a new glazed balustrade for safety, bar dispense and till upgrades, back bar reconfiguration with new tap wall, illuminated bottle steps, granite counter, carcassing, glass racks and relocated fridges, and a new stud wall to the bar matching existing; at first floor, a new/raised glazed balustrade for Building Regulations compliance, reconfiguration of the staff room into separate male and female WCs, a changing facility, new corridor with locker storage, staff room and store room with matching finishes and white emulsion walls, removal of the cleaners' cupboard and blocking up of its door, reconfiguration of the female toilets to increase covers with new entrance access, and bar dispense, cask ale and till upgrades with new illuminated back bar bottle steps; and externally, installation of festoon lighting on new and existing poles within planters and to the building using an existing electrical supply, new planters, a new roof-mounted condenser unit adjacent to existing units within the agreed demise, and one additional CCTV camera. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Validated
20 Jul 2026
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Consultation
24 Jul 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 33

Plans & drawings 25

PDF Proposed roof plan Drawing · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Condenser plan Drawing · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 300 Location plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 301 Existing site plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 302 rev-b Existing ground floor plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 303 rev-b Existing first floor plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 304 rev-a Existing elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 306 rev-b Existing front bar elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 307 rev-a Existing back bar elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 308 rev-a Existing bar floor plans & elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 309 rev-a Proposed site plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 310 rev-b Proposed ground floor plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 311 rev-b Proposed first floor plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 312 Proposed elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 313 rev-b Existing & proposed bar floor plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 314 rev-b Proposed front bar elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 315 rev-b Proposed back bar elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 316 rev-a Proposed first floor bar plans & elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 317 Proposed garden plan Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 318 Proposed garden elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 321 rev-a Proposed staff room & facilities floor plans Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 322 rev-a Existing & proposed ground floor balustrade plans & elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 323 Existing & proposed first floor balustrade plans & elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 324 Proposed wall plans & elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 325 Proposed roof plans & elevations Drawing · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Licence at this address

  • Licence Rodboro Wetherspoon Premises licence · in force since 24 Nov 2005 Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Rodboro Buildings
List entry 1029299 · 13 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Bridge Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Guildford Town Centre
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument 132 m away: The treadwheel crane
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Guildford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
GU1 4RY
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
DVA Ventures Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 23 days slower than Guildford's median of 65 for listed building works. Approved, as 85% of listed building works here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
65decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Guildford in the last twelve months, from validation. Guildford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15063580
Planning Portal ref
PP-15063580
Neighbours
24 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Guildford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Guildford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #221 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #282 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #276 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,348
Total decisions
219 refused in the year to March 2026

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